School Subjects
Science - the scientific names for plants and animals is typically in what language.
Latin: Dog - Canis, Cat - Felis, Wolf - Lupus
Nintendo just held an event showing upcoming games including the 4th game in a series that combines Final Fantasy and Disney together what is it called.
Kingdom Hearts
This world leader recently arrived in North Korea for a diplomatic visit
Xi Jingping - China
HGK has a competitive festival coming up soon, what is it called
Sports Day, Sports Festival
What does the word "Geisha" translate to
Woman of Art, Person of Art, Art Person
Math: What are the degrees of an acute, right, and obtuse triangle.
Acute - less than 90, Right - 90, Obtuse - more than 90
This anime has a main character who looks like Mr. Williams (without a beard) and shares a name with an area (city) in Japan above Tokyo
One Punch Man - Saitama
This English speaking country recently put out legislation to join countries like Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia in banning social media for users under 16 years old
Canada
HGK has how many rooms for the teachers
2, staff room and international staff room
What well known Japanese dish actually originates from Portugal
Tempura
Physical Education: What is the European equivalent of kendo which is practiced using a foil, epee, saber, or rapier.
Fencing
When Mr. Williams was a child the only portable game console was Gameboy. What is the portable system made by Sony called.
PSP, PSP Vita, Portal
These two teams are playing in the NBA basketball championship currently in the US
San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks
How many vending machines are in the basement of HGK
There were 3, two (breakfast) snacks and one drink. Now 2 one snack and one drink.
Who wrote the novels "Kafka on the Shore" "The Wind-up Bird Chronicles" and "Norwegian Wood"?
Haruki Murakami
English: Name 5 different punctuation marks in English.
period comma quotation marks exclamation point question mark brackets semi-colon ellipsis etc...
Powerpuff Girls is a famous cartoon from America that features three girls who fight crime in the city of Townsville. What is the names of the three girls
Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup
A black bear recently broke into a factory and injured four people before unlatching a window and escaping through the window. What kind of factory was it or in what city?
Fukushima Steelworks Co. factory - Fukushima
HGK has two JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program) members Mr. Williams is one, who is the other
Ms. Jewett, Jewett Sensei
Which European country is similar to Japan in terms of land mass
Germany
History: name a famous member of the Sanada clan from the Sengoku period (Mr. Williams only knows two so name one of the two most famous members) "The tiger of Kai" or "The crimson demon"
Yukimura, Shingen Takeda, Nobuyuki, Masayuki
Zelda is the name of a princess in multiple games not the main character of the series who typically wears a green cloak, brown boots, and carries a sword and slingshot. What is his name
Link
June 10th Beijing reported seeing spy planes from what country near Taiwan
Japan
The HGK logo includes leaves from what tree that is famous as a traditional symbolic tree of the school campus
HG Keyaki Tree, (Japanese Zelkova) / HGK Ginkgo Tree
Japan is made up of about how many islands
Nearly 7,000 (6,852)